Question29. The rocket sled shown below decelerates at a rate of . What force is necessary to produce this deceleration? Assume that the rockets are off. The mass of the system is .
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STEP 1
1. The rocket sled is decelerating at a rate of .
2. The mass of the system is .
3. The rockets are off, so the only force acting is the decelerating force.
4. We are trying to find the force necessary to produce this deceleration.
STEP 2
1. Identify the relevant physics principle.
2. Write the formula for force.
3. Substitute the given values into the formula.
4. Calculate the force.
STEP 3
Identify the relevant physics principle.
The relevant principle here is Newton's second law of motion, which states that force is the product of mass and acceleration.
STEP 4
Write the formula for force.
According to Newton's second law, the force can be calculated using the formula:
where is the mass and is the acceleration (or deceleration in this case).
STEP 5
Substitute the given values into the formula.
Given:
- Mass
- Deceleration
Substitute these values into the formula:
STEP 6
Calculate the force.
Perform the multiplication:
The force necessary to produce this deceleration is:
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